Portrait Of Ludolf Bakhuizen
Artist
Jacob Gole
CultureDutch
Date1701
MediumMezzotint
DimensionsOverall, Image: 8 1/4 × 5 3/4 in. (21 × 14.6 cm)
Overall, Mat: 13 × 16 1/2 in. (33 × 41.9 cm)
Overall, Mat: 13 × 16 1/2 in. (33 × 41.9 cm)
InscribedInscribed with verse by J. van Broeckhuysen: Armula naturae Bakhuizen dextra potentis | Vivi coloris artifax: | Picturae postquam implorit; genus emne, Tropacum | in aere fevonit sibi.
Credit LinePurchase, with funds provided from the Walter P. Chrysler, Jr., Art Purchase Fund
Object number2001.34.2
Not on view
DescriptionThis is a mezzotint portrait of Ludolf Bakhuizen. The sitter faces the viewer, with his body in profile. Ludolf Bakhuizen has long, curly locks of hair and formal dress.ProvenanceAlbert van Loock collection, Brussels, before 1983; Private collection, New York, 1983-2001; Jeffrey Wortman, New York, New York, 2001; Chrysler Museum of Art Purchase, with funds provided from the Walter P. Chrysler, Jr., Art Purchase Fund, 2001.
